Baby jumper



Jan. ll 1927.

v D. H. HAwKlNs BABY JUMPER Filed Nov. 23l 1925 Lili Patented Jan. 11,1927.

"ETE STATES DELPI-IENE I'I. HAWK1NS,;OFSPOKAN^E, WASHNGTN.

BABY JUMBEIB..

Application led November 23, 1925. SeralN'o. 70,901.

My present invention relates to improvements in baby jumpers orchildrens supports resiliently held for vertical vibration and capableof holding` and supporting a child in upright sitting position or ofholding the child with its feet touching the floor.

The invention involves the use of a body harness which relieves thechilds feet of its weight `but permits them to touch the :[ioor. Thedevice is especially designed to support the childs back and also afforda comfortable seat for supporting the childs weight and at the same timeafford the required freedom of movement yof the child withoutrestrictions in the performance of its usual functions.

Means are provided for bracing the suspending straps to hold them incorrect position to properly .support the harness or jumper, and thebracing member may readily be detached when required for compact storagearrangements. By the utilization of the device of my invention the partsmay quickly and conveniently be assembled and adjusted for use toprovide a comfortable device of this character and with equal facilitythe parts may be unfastened and dismantled when required.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements ofparts as will hereinafter be more fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention wherein the parts are combinedand arranged according to the best mode I have thus far devised for thepractical application of the principles of my invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of the device as a whole, suspended inproper position and adapted for use.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the body of the harness spread out inflattened position for convenience of illustration. j

Figure 3 is a detail at one corner of the rectangular brace for thesuspending straps illustrating the manner of connecting the brace withthe straps.

Figure l is an enlarged transverse sectional view at line ll--t ofFigure 2 showing the seat portion of the harness.

In carrying out my invention I preferably utilize a single-piece bodyportion l of canvas or other suitable material, having ends 2 and 3 andproperly fashioned as to shape to insure a comfortable body vharnesswhen the ends 2 and 3 are overlapped at the back to encase the childlsbody for supporting its hips and back.

A suitable number of short straps 4, here shown as two are secured tothe end 2, and complementary buckles 5 are attached to the end 3 bymeans of which the body portion Smay be adjusted and 4fastened togetheras in Figure l.

The body portion l is fashioned with an angular tubular extension 6 andreinforced by means lof interior padding material as 7 which materialextends between the two transverse rows of stitches 8 in the .extensionand affords a padded or cushioned, reinforcedv seat for the child tostraddle.

The seat is detachably 'fastened to the respective ends 2 and 3 of theharness-body by means of a triangular shaped shield 9 formed integralwith the seat and provided at its extreme edge with a number of hooks10.

The hooks are designed for coupling' to selected eyelets 11 on thereinforcing tapes l2 and 13 of the respective ends 2 and 3 of the bodyharness. By means of the body straps 4 and their buckles the body of thejumper may be adjusted to proper size and position and secured about thebody of the child, and by means of the coupling hooks and eyes the seatportion of the jumper may be properly adjusted and fastened to the twoends of the harness body in correct and comfortable position.

Four suspending straps 111-, 15, 16 and 17 are preferably fashionedintegral with the body-harness of the jumper and spaced at uniformlycorrect distances apart to properly suspend the harness body.

Each of thc suspending straps has a detachable loop-strap 18 with itslower end permanently secured to the suspending strap and its upper endis provided with a detachable fastening device 19. Jlfhese loop strapsare provided for the support of a rectangular brace indicated as a wholeby the numeral 2OA and they are designed to encase or loop over thecornersV of the brace in order thatv when their upper ends are attachedto the suspending straps the brace may be held in horizontal position,

The brace holds the four suspending strapsinv spaced relation and asshown in Figure 3 it is preferably made up of separable bars 21 eachhaving a dovetail mortise 22 and a complementary tenon 23 at oppositeends. The bars are connected together by means of the mortise and tenonjoint and each jo-int is secured by means of a screw 24. rhe screws areprovided With projecting heads 25 and each suspending strap has aneyelet 26 to slip over a screw head. Thus by means of the screw headsand eyelets and the loop-straps 18 the brace is firmly held by thesuspending straps to maintain the latter in proper position.

At their' upper free ends the suspending straps are passed through asuspending ring 27 supported from a suspending spring 25, which is inturn suspended from an eyebolt 29 that is anchored to a suitableoverhead support.

By means of the buckles 30 the ends of the straps may be uniformlyadjusted Witn relation to the ring to suspend the body harness incorrect position. It Will be apparent that the child is to be seatedWith his legs straddling the padded seat and protruding through the sideopenings afforded by the harness and the body of the harness tion'vvhatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- In a baby juniper, a harness body comprising a main body portion having overlappingends, attaching straps and buckles therefor respectively carried by theoverlapping ends, a seat extension formed integral With said body andextending from one edge thereof intermediate the ends, eyelet carryingreinforcing strips disposed on the overlapping ends of said body, anattaching shield 'formed on the free end of said seat extension, andhooks on said shield for engagement with the eyelets of said reinforcingstrips when the body ends are in overlapped relation, for covering aportion of the overlap to position the seat extension.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

DELPHENE H. HAVKJQNS.

